G20 rioters to hang banker effigies from lampposts as city staff are told to wear disguises

Fri, 27/03/2009 - 19:57 — smashdracs

* Thousands of City staff told to stay at home next week
* Bankers told not to wear suits and 'dress down'
* Additional 2,500 police deployed at cost of £10million

City workers are being urged to stay at home or to dress down during next week's G20 summit to avoid being targeted by anti-capitalist protesters.

Unprecedented measures are being put in place to prepare for thousands of demonstrators targeting the City and Canary Wharf.

About 3,000 anti-capitalist protesters are expected, with groups next Wednesday marching to the Bank of England, holding 'flashcamps' outside the European Climate Exchange in Bishopsgate, and marching on the US Embassy.FULL ARTICLE HERE